Emil dietz



E- DIETZ.

TRUCK.'

APPLICATION FILED JUNE n, 1919.

' 'Patented Aug. 10,1920.

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T 0 all whom it may concern; a, 1 n

Be it known that I; E uin useful Improvements in Trucks, -of v hich thefollowing lSfLSPBClfiCELtlOIl. a I i very :rigid and; durable -structurepro- 3 vided and one that canbemade .w1thcom- :paratively smallexpense,v alias iw ll be hereinafter more fully described and claimed; 1

Figure 1 is a p p house truckconstructed in accordance with my saidinvention, one corner of' the fioon and ia port on of one sidebelngbrokenaway; in order to illustrate the 'construct o'n more clearly,

Fig. 2, a top or construction, a a Fig. 3, a detail section-,and

Fig. 4, a view similar to Fig. 2 showing a somewhat modified form of thecorner constructlon.

In said drawings the portions'marked A represent the truck proper,' Bthe corner posts, and C the main wheels on whichlthe truck is mounted,all of whichare, or may be, of any appropriate or desired construction.I

The truck frame consists of two end members 10, and each side of theframe has two side members 11 andl12 extending from end to end andparallel with each other and T he corner irons 13 are formed withsockets to receive spaced a short distance apart;

the corner stakes, or posts, 13, andlare terposed between the members 11and 12 at each corner, having flanges llwhioh exa distance along thefaceof theendrmem angle-iron brace 19 is mounted in each'rightanglecorner between the members 10 and-12 of the frame and is formed withavertical plan view of the; corner;

3 loads Without breaking is provided, On-ac fcount of the peculiarstructure whereby the tend across the end-of member 12 and forresponding grooves in the faceof said mem- 1 is formed. withperforations to receive the tie bOltS'lSj and the other flangewitlrperfo the flange 1a of the corner iron;

The wheelsG are mounted on an axle 1n bearing boxes 31 and32 mounted onthe Specification'of Letters Patent. Aspiratio filed. June 111, 1919.1,Serial Naeoeasa I l D tongue 20 on'one facelwhich fits intoa corr n rz,a cit zen of-the Unitedgtates, residing at lndianapo -lis, in the countyof Marionand, State of:

Indiana have invented certain new and rations toreceive bolts 21 whichalsoextend- Y through'themember 10 and perforations in My saidinventionconsists in various m V provements in the details; ofconstruction of warehouse trucks, particularly the corner a and sideconstruction thereof, whereby a,

under sides of the side 'members'llf'a-nd- 12;

a short shaft on each side of the'truck, or avc'ontinuousjshaftextending from side to readily understood; I

In Fig; the construction issubstantially the sameexceptjthe membersl-1,and*12 of Y K i V Qthejframe extendoutwardly beyond thefaceperspectiveview o fa waref i bolt 26 which bears directly against said sb S OWl in Fig. 3.;;cShaft;33imay be j sideas indicated ;b,y.jdottedlines, as will be Referring to the accompanyingdrawings Y which are madea part hereofiand, on'which{ similar reference characters indicatesimilarv 7 'parts,, 7

, of the endgmem'ber 10 and the corner iron 25 is. formed with flangesextending each 4 way across the ends of thelmembers '11 and .12 :In thisconstruction the-angle-iron member, or a washer, and extends orl passesthrough the flangesofthecorner iron asiin the,principalconstruction,- m9'Infuse the truck is assembledyas shown J the corners being securedtogether" byj the As is usualthe truck as a wholeis pr0 videdwithcasters" 30 at each end; the bear ing'fa'ces'ofwhich are in a planeju'st I irons 1 3 and 9 and the bolts 18 and 21, four bolts at eachcorner being all that is re, quired or necessary, thus providing a'truckr .90

slightly; above the plane of the wheels 10,5

truck is thus adaptedto slightly rock."

By this constructiona- Iveryfrigid truck and :oneTeapable of carryingvery heavy loadis carried b jwthe "center wheels (Jpthe the center ofthe side frames causing them' i'whi'ch carry: the load and on Vwhich the2 herein provided not only increases the strength of the said sides butprovides means i for carrying the bearings of "the shaft on portssaidishaftand enables the wheels to a be mounted between the bearingboxes with the ends of their hubs abutting the adjacent faces of saidboxes, thus supporting them in 5 a very secure manner. It will beunderstood that the shafts may turn in the boxes or beheld fast and thewheels turn on the shafts, as preferred.

Hving thus fully described my said invention, whatI claim as new anddesire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1.. A truck mounted to be supported mainly upon centrally disposedwheels and constructed with a frame the sides of which are each composedof two parallel members spaced adistance' apart, corner irons iIltQlF'posed between saidside members at each end and formed with sockets toreceive'the stakes, end members a connected 7 with said sidemembers,andsecuring devices for securing said corner irons, side members and endmembers together, substantially asset forth. 1 v v '2. A truckcomprising a platform mount- 7 ed on wheels disposed centrally thereof,said platform consistingof a frame each side of which has two parallelmembers, corner irons interposed between said two members on each sideof said platform, end members connectedtherewith, corner bracesinterposed in the cornerat the uncture between the. end members and theinner members of the sides, and .bolts extending throughbothsidemembers, the corner irons and 5 corner brace iron, forsecuring the partsto- I gether, substantially as set forth.

-3. A truck. composed of a: platform and wheels, the wheels beingcentrally disposed on axles mounted in bearings on the side members ofthe frame, said frame being composed of two members on each side spaceda distance apart with corner irons between them having stake sockets, abearingfor the axle of the wheels on -each side member, and bolts forsecuring the corner irons andcorners of the frame members together,substantially as set forth.

platform frame-being mounted on the axle by means of bearings carried onthe several SlClG' members, and wheels mounted on the axle between themembers of the sides of the frame, substantially as set forth,

'5. In a truck a frame comprlsing side and end members, said sidemembers being longer than the end members and each comprisingsubstantially parallel members, wheels fixed between the parts of eachside member at about its mid length, and corner irons for holding theseveral members in their proper relative positions.

In witness whereof, I have'hereunto set my hand and seal atIndianapolis, Indiana, this 9th day of June, A. D. nineteen hundred andnineteen EMIL DIETZ. [L. s] VV-itnesses H. V. BIERMAN, M. L. THULER;

